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Growing up in Compton in the 1960s, Deborah Swan always looked forward to visits from her grandfather, Leon Hefflin Sr. A handsome, dapper man who wore a suit and a hat, Hefflin was a perpetual tinkerer. He had built her brother s bunk bed and created an aromatic tincture, Leon s Foot Ointment. He smoked a pipe and was very quiet. He never bragged about himself, Swan recalls. If he had been inclined to do so, he would ve had plenty to say.
Hefflin was a dreamer, a serial entrepreneur, a breaker of color barriers and the producer of the Cavalcade of Jazz, a trailblazing annual music festival that
[ applause ] all right. good morning. it is friday, june 10th, and welcome to a special edition of morning joe. i m mika brzezinski, along with joe scarborough and willie geist. we re life this morning at crenshaw high school in los angeles as part of our brewing together relationship at starbucks. this morning, we bring our commitment to education at crenshaw to witness the power of what happens when an entire community comes together to say yes to quality education. mika, before we gony further, i have a quick question for the students. yes. raise your hands, students, where are you? come on, raise your hands! it s 3:00, what are you doing here! what are you doing? they answered me, willie, seriously they ve been in here since midnight. it s not right. we have the choir, marching band, parents, students, thank you for being here. it s amazing. this morning, we will be joined by many of the top players. educational theme. [ applause ] we will have t